dzeren

noun

dze·​ren

(d)zəˈren,

ˈ(d)zerə̇n

variants or dzeron

(d)zəˈrän,

ˈ(d)zerən

or less commonly dzerin

(d)zəˈrin,

ˈ(d)zerə̇n

plural -s

: a gregarious fawn-colored black-tailed gazelle (Procapra gutturosa) of Central Asia, Tibet, and China

Word History

Etymology

Russian dzeren, from Kalmuck zērn

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